Commendation

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation. Need we . . . epistles of commendatiom 2 Cor. iii. 1. By the commendation of the great officers. Bacon.

2. That which is the ground of approbation or praise. Good nature is the most godlike commendation of a man. Dryden.

3. A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting. [Obs.] Hark you, Margaret; No princely commendations to my king Shak.